If millennial trends appeal to you, but you don’t want to appear too basic, try this avocado fry recipe that makes the basic millennial inside you squeal, but lets the fake outer you pretend to be cultured.

Ingredients

2 large unripe avocados peeled, pitted, and sliced into 8 pieces

1/2 tsp of salt

1/2 tsp of pepper

1 egg

1 tbsp of milk

1 1/2 cups of tortilla chips, crushed

3/4 tsp of cumin

1/8 tsp of cayenne

1/4 tsp of paprika

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees

Mix egg and milk in one bowl and spices and crushed chips in a separate bowl

Coat the avocado slices in the egg/milk bowl, then coat each slice with the spices and crushed chips from the second bowl

Hopefully spring is just around the corner. We have lost an hour asleep, but it still seems like we are losing degrees as well. Here are some meals that will help us get the best of both worlds within the comfort of this campus.

Apple Pie A la Dorm

While this apple pie does not represent your image of an apple pie, one gets the best of the flavors without any of the cost or difficult baking process.

Ingredients

2-3 graham cracker sheets

1 apple

Instructions

Break the graham cracker and cut the apple into bite sized pieces.

Combine in a bowl and place in the microwave.

Personalize with any toppings or other flavors such as cinnamon, nutmeg, or whatever you wish.

Recipe by Rachel Jensen at spoonuniversity.com

Rosemary Parmesan Popcorn

While this is not a sweet meal, popcorn is one of the best and most convenient snacks available. Using stovetop popcorn is still easy and much healthier than microwave popcorn. Additionally, the parmesan is available on campus, and even in dorms all students should have a healthy amount of spices like rosemary available.